TECH & INNOVATION

Hempcrete Researchers Receive Grant from the EPA

TECH & INNOVATION 05.05.2019 22:20 PM

Hemp’s potential in sustainable construction has won some California researchers a grant from the EPA.

Electricity Generated From a Plutonium Derivative

05.04.2019 22:30 PM

Scientists in the UK have generated electricity from americium, a rare chemical element derived from plutonium that could power future space missions for up to 400 years.

Australia's Vergola Ties Up with Colorbond for Longer Lasting Open-Close Roof Systems

05.04.2019 17:27 PM

One way to maximize an outdoor living space is by using a roofing system that can provide a cool shade in the summer and a very well lighted space in the winter.

New Smart Gadgets to Complete Your Smart Kitchen

05.03.2019 10:22 AM

Different developers are hard at work is designing new items that could advance any home's kitchen performance.

One Engineering and Architectural Designer Has Big Plans for Future Cities

05.03.2019 07:48 AM

Carlo Ratti wants cities to be smarter so that we can live in them in new and better ways. Take a moment to imagine; walls made of water, mobile phones that measure bridge stability, skyscrapers that burst apart to reveal tropical gardens.

Aurora Station: The First Outer Space Luxury Hotel

05.03.2019 07:44 AM

With training, a small deposit and a large fare, the luxury hotel is targeted for launch in 2021. Orion Span, a Houston-based company, is looking to put the world's first luxury hotel in space by 2021, followed by its first guests the following year.

Second Wave of Sexual Technologies Arising

05.02.2019 16:45 PM

Technological developments produce new love interests, anticipating the increase of sex with robots Sex is about to change as we are living through a sexual revolution.

Samsung’s from Landscape-to-Portrait Rotating TV for Millenials

05.02.2019 16:36 PM

The TV that is aimed towards the Millennial. You know that auto-rotate feature on your smartphone that changes from landscape when you're watching videos to portrait? Samsung is bringing that ideology to your TV in your living room.

Three Smart Blinds to Level Up Your Smart Home Game in 2019

05.02.2019 11:58 AM

There is now a wider range of more affordable alternatives with new mechanics and new designs that could take your smart home game up a notch.

Sewers Could Help Clean Our Atmosphere

05.02.2019 11:16 AM

Researchers have concluded that sewer plants serving municipalities worldwide offer a major option for capturing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Although cautioning that research and development is needed before the systems could be deployed, the team identified several potentially viable paths to using sewage as a carbon sink — that is, sewer plants could clean the atmosphere as they clean water.

Digital Filtering Could Advance Chemical Measuring

05.02.2019 08:19 AM

Technology could help move novel drugs to clinical trials faster. Precise measurements are critical to the discovery, development and usage of medications.

Facial Recognition Technology Works Even When Half of Face is Visible

05.01.2019 11:15 AM

The first time to use machine learning to test the recognition rates for different parts of the face

AI-Based Detect-and-Avoid System for Autonomous Aerial Vehicles is Set to be Launched

05.01.2019 09:07 AM

Iris Automation Inc. in San Francisco has announced the set launch of an artificial intelligence based detect-and-avoid system for UAVs. This is intended to help UAVs to be able to ‘see’ beyond their visual line of sight (BVLOS).

MIT IDEAS Challenge Showcase Continues to Pump Out World Changing Ideas

05.01.2019 08:49 AM

Ten student teams receive $100,000 in combined awards to pursue their impact-driven projects. 2019 marks the 18th year of IDEAS. Since its inception, the program has awarded more than 1 million dollars to 160 social ventures operating in 44 different countries.

Intelligent Agencies Can Now Use Handshakes to Detect Spies

05.01.2019 08:46 AM

Handshake-style encryption to be used for time-delayed digital communications such as email, a challenge once believed to be impossible

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